Welcome to the second part of our Art Basel Paris 2022 video.
We have picked four exceptional gallery shows that opened on the occasion of the fair – featuring artists Carol Bove, Robert Longo, Sue Williams and Vaughn Spann.
On our tour around the neighbourhood of Le Marais and the Champs Elysee we visit David Zwirner Gallery, Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Skarstedt Gallery and Almine Rech Gallery. Enjoy the video!
SUE WILLIAMS Since beginning her career in the 1980’s, Williams’ oeuvre can be defined, in part, by its transition from boldly narrative and satirical, cartoon-like paintings exploring themes of feminism, violence, and inequality, to all-over compositions of brightly colored semi-abstractions, retaining the…
CAROL BOVE New York based artist Carol Bove is best known for her large-scale sculptures made of crumpled stainless steel tubing, each combined with a large, circular glass disk. Presented in a monochrome environment, her installations consider the phenomenological experience of form…
ROBERT LONGO - DRAWN FROM THE SOURCE While Robert Longo has worked in a variety of media – including performance, photography, sculpture and painting – he is best known for his large-scale charcoal drawings engaging with art histrory as well as hyper-realistic works that reflect on the…